“Boyhood,” Richard Linklater’s epic 12-years-in-the-making ode to growing up in Texas, triumphed at the San Francisco Film Critics Circle, picking up best picture bragging rights, among other recognitions.

The much-praised drama was honored four times by the group of 35 Bay Area film writers and critics. That’s the same number of awards the group gave the quirky and inventive “Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance).”

Here are the winners in each category:

ACTOR: Michael Keaton’s antsy, coming-undone performance as a former superhero actor who’s working on a troubled stage play in “Birdman (or the Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance”) wowed the group.

ACTRESS: As a 50-year-old linguist professor suffering from early onset Alzheimer’s in “Still Alice,” Julianne Moore gave a heartbreaking performance that registered with the critics.

SUPPORTING ACTOR: Edward Norton’s energetic and hilarious portrayal of a prima-donna actor who further complicates matters at an already trouble-plagued stage production in “Birdman” notched up another victory.

SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Patricia Arquette’s raw, honest portrait of a stressed-out mother struggling to raise children and work on a career in “Boyhood” hit all the right notes with the group.

ADAPTED SCREENPLAY: For adding in a little but not exactly a lot of coherence to author Thomas Pynchon’s noir novel, Paul Thomas Anderson’s quirky take on a “Big Sleep”/”Big Lebowski” mashup in “Inherent Vice.” won.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM: “Ida,” the evocative drama from Poland about a novice nun learning some shocking news about her family’s past, moved the group.

DOCUMENTARY: The topicality of “Citizenfour,” the tense political thriller about Edward Snowden and the meetings and correspondences he had with journalists, held historical appeal with the group.

DIRECTOR and PICTURE: The impressive feat of not only filming over a 12-year span with the same cast but telling an intimate yet relatable story led to Linklater and “Boyhood” winning in these major categories.

As they do every year, members voted in two additional categories:

The Marlon Riggs Award, which is given to a Bay Area filmmaker or individual who represents courage and innovation in the world of cinema, was awarded to Joel Shepard, film/video curator at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts.

And the Special Citation Award, which goes to the indie gem that’s worth discovering, went to the “Twilight Zone-esque” romantic dramedy “The One I Love,” with Elisabeth Moss and Mark Duplass. It’s available now on Netflix streaming.

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